89 years from Andy Warhol’s birthday

And they belong to the king of pop art Andy Warhol. A Ukrainian by birth, Andrey Vargola, could have celebrated his 89th birthday. But fate decreed otherwise.

In the sixties Andy Warhol created a new direction in art, than he won frenzied popularity. Fifty identical images of actress Marilyn Monroe, a bank of Campbell soup, and then a Bank with Campbell Soup (rice and tomato), Thirty-two cans of Campbell soup, One hundred cans of Campbell soup, Two hundred cans of Campbell soup, Green bottles Coca-Cola “became a classic example of pop-art era. In addition to paintings, Andy Warhol was engaged in cinematography. In his arsenal, several dozen short films and 472 portrait screen tests. Also, the artist created music covers for popular artists.

Until now, many designers are blooming artist Andy Warhol. Elements from his paintings in his collections used Dior, Diana von Furstenberg and others.

“For me, Warhol means a lot,” – Raf Simons explained his choice after showing the collection in Paris. – I was interested in the elegance and sensuality of his early works. His graphics absolutely naturally merged into our collection. “

In honor of the 89th birthday of Andy Warhol in Kiev, an exhibition of the artist and a close friend of Andy himself – Christopher Makos is held. The author personally came to the Ukrainian capital to present his project “Christopher Makos: The Time of Andy Warhol”.

“Christopher Makos is a cult photographer who documented the incredibly rich art and music scene of New York in the 1970s. From his pictures we are looked at by personalities who have become legends: John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Lisa Minneli, “- commented curator of the exhibition Ekaterina Filyuk.